United Nations Global Compact (what is the United Nations Global Compact )
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| United Nations Global Compact Farooq Sobhan The United Nations Global Compact was first proposed by the then UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in an address to the World Economic Forum on January 31, 1999. The Global Compact's operational phase was launched at the UN headquarters in New York on 26 July 2000. Mr. Annan urged the business leaders to join an international initiative -- the Global Compact -- that would bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support the ten principles in the areas of human rights, labour standard, environment and anti-corruption. Through the power of... |
Obama asks businesses to get behind climate bill(2000 America businesses sign on to Global Compact)
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| Obama asks businesses to get behind climate bill WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama wants business leaders to push Congress to pass long-stalled climate legislation. Obama made the plug during a meeting Friday with his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, which includes the heads of General Electric, Caterpillar and Oracle, along with labor leaders and economists. He told the group that the climate bill - which would cap global warming emissions - is good for business. Obama said that individual members of Congress may be worried about the short-term implications of voting for the bill and that hearing from businesses would... |
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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NCPA: Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs Not Worth Cost and Trouble Report Says Government Should Not Force CFLs on Consumers DALLAS (Dec. 10, 2008) - Although touted by many as the smart energy choice, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs are not suitable for many common uses and should not be required by the government, according to a new report by the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA). The Environmental Protection Agency states that CFLs will reduce energy use and will last longer than standard bulbs. However, NCPA Senior Fellow and report co-author Sterling Burnett argues: "For many uses, compact fluorescent bulbs...
New Microscope Ditches The Lenses
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| (CNET) Researchers have come up with a microscopic microscope, tiny enough to fit on a fingertip, that can be cheaply mass-produced and used to scan blood and water for pathogens. The high-resolution microscope functions without the large and expensive lenses usually associated with such imaging devices. Instead, it combines the chip technology found in digital cameras with "microfluidics," the science of channeling liquid at scales far smaller than a common droplet. "The whole thing is truly compact -- it could be put in a cell phone -- and it can use just sunlight for illumination, which makes it very appealing... |
CA: Gov. to Pave Way for Third Palm Springs Area Casino
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to announce a deal Tuesday to permit one of the state's richest tribes to open a third casino in the Palm Springs area, a pact that could open a new round of gambling expansion in California. Top Schwarzenegger administration officials said today that the governor and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians are expected to sign a deal that would permit the tribe to have up to 5,000 slot machines. The tribe, which in recent years has been one of the governor's main antagonists, is currently authorized to have 2,000 slot machines in... |
Coca-Cola joins corporate United Nations responsibility plan (Global Compact)
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's largest beverage company, on Wednesday joined the Global Compact, a six-year-old U.N. program intended to help businesses become better world citizens. Coca-Cola Chairman and Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell told U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan of the firm's decision to join the compact during a meeting at U.N. headquarters. The compact is the world's largest voluntary corporate responsibility network with 2,900 participating organizations in 90 countries. The Atlanta-based company has annual sales of $23 billion and markets beverages in more than 200 countries. Isdell said the decision showed the... |
PLEASE! STOP POSTING SAME MESSAGE ON ALL BOARDS!
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES! |
United Nations wages war on capitalism (Global Compact)
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| United Nations wages war on capitalism As if our nation's free-market ideal isn't damaged enough -- witness, if you will, the generally lengthy permitting process for businesses and the prevalence of zoning laws, environmental mandates, eminent domain abuses and hefty tax burdens that plague our would-be entrepreneurs and developers in nearly every county, city and state across America. Now comes the United Nations, with its Global Compact Center and its Responsible Investment Initiative. Announced in July at the four-month-long "Universal Forum of Cultures in Barcelona 2004," both these programs are thinly veiled attacks against capitalism that, left unchecked, will result... |
Need advice on concealed carry handgun
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| Okay, I'm going to take the plunge and get a handgun for concealed carry. I want a weapon with good knockdown power, I'm thinking .40 SW or .45. It needs to have a small frame since I live in San Antonio and the weather is warm most of the year so I won't be wearing heavy clothes. I also want single/double action. I'd also like advice on a holster as well. Weapon must be reliable and able to fire hollow point ammo without jamming. Thanks in advance for the help. |
Canadians Burned by Blank-CD Levy
Saturday 31st of July 2010 06:12:32 PM
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| <p>Technology not taxation!</p><p>That's the battle cry of the Canadian computer industry in a war of words being waged among groups representing the nation's music, technology and retail industries.</p><p>The dispute centers around fees collected from technology companies to reimburse the music industry for losses incurred by music copying and swapping.</p> |
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